Brisbane Adventist College
OUR SCHOOL
Located in a 15 hectare green and picturesque setting Brisbane Adventist College (BAC) provides quality Christian education for students from all faiths. BAC is noted for its caring Christian environment, its good pupil-teacher ratio, and its commitment to helping every child reach his or her full potential and become valued members of our college community.
OUR VALUES
The Values of Brisbane Adventist College:
Compassion
Integrity
Respect
Loyalty
Striving for Excellence
Passion for life-long learning
A strong work ethic
Innovation
Balance in all things
Everything with God
DISTINCTIVE CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES
Brisbane Adventist College encourages our children to love learning and to make quality independent decisions. Students are expected to apply themselves to their academic studies. Our distinctive curriculum opportunities include:
Enhanced Learning
Gifted and Talented
Duke of Edinburgh
Academic competitions
Work Experience - Year 11
QCS Practice - Year 12 students undertake a QCS practice program to prepare them for the Queensland Core Skills exams
Bible programme
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Brisbane Adventist College students are encouraged to participate in a range of extracurricular activities offered by the College. Core learning is supplemented by a range of interesting and fun activities which allow students to expand their horizons and develop skills outside of the formal curriculum. Extracurricular offerings at Brisbane Adventist College include:
Choir
Ensemble
Individual private music and instrument tuition
Creative Expression
Districts, inter-school, and intra-school sports programmes and competitions
Outreach programmes such as StormCo
Auskick
Prep- Year 7. Music, sport on Tuesday afternoons during the seasons for netball, soccer, tiger touch, basketball.
Community Service
Debating
SOCIAL CLIMATE
Brisbane Adventist College aims to build confidence and resilience in all students through the development and promotion of a safe and healthy school culture. Brisbane Adventist College provides the following formal pastoral care provisions:
Chaplaincy programme
free-dress days
fun chapels where students can participate
Regular assemblies to share information and celebrate success
Values programme
STARS Mentoring Programme
Parents are encouraged to visit the College especially parents of Prep and Year 1 & 2 students who still need to sometimes see mum and dad. Students are encouraged to mingle inter-form and there is a strong sense of care and nurture within the College.
EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
The centre at Brisbane Adventist College aims to provide an environment as close to the family home life as possible. Our programme is designed to include a variety of learning experiences including indoor and outdoor activities, large and small group interaction and individual experiences.
We invite you to come and see Brisbane Adventist College to see what we can offer your child for their education.